Krzysztof Stanowski

Krzysztof Stanowski (born April 12 1959 in Lublin) is a Polish civic leader and educator. Member and one of the leaders of underground Solidarity in Lublin region after governmental crackdown on Solidarity after the martial law in Poland. For his activity he was arrested, spent time in jail and was released under a general amnesty in 1985[1]. Co-funder and first Chief Scout of Scouting Association of the Republic (Poland). Undersecretary of State at the Polish Ministry of National Education and Polish Foreign Ministry (2007-2011).

Krzysztof Stanowski
Chief Scout of Scouting Association of the Republic (Poland)
In office
1990–1989
Succeeded byTomasz Maraceiwicz
Undersecretary of state in the Ministry of National Education (Poland) )
In office
2011–2008
Undersecretary of State in the Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Poland)
In office
2010–2011
Personal details
Born (1959-04-12) 12 April 1959
Lublin, Poland
NationalityPolish


Biography

Krzysztof Piotr Stanowski (born April 12, 1959 in Lublin) is a Polish civic leader who helped develop the non-proft/NGO sector in Poland. In the years 2007-2010 he was the under-secretary of state in the Ministry of National Education (Poland)[2]. Between the years 2010-2012 he was an undersecretary of state at the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs[3].

Co-founder of independent Polish scouting movement at the beginning of 1980s. Founder and later member of the governing bodies of the Independent Scouting Movement[4][5]. In 1990s, co-founder of the Scouting Association of the Republic (ZHR), where he served since 1989 as the first first Chief Scout (President of the Board) and later as the Secretary-General[6].

Stanowski was the co-founder and leader of various NGOs, including Education for Democracy Foundation, the Zagranica Group, as well as a member of Steering Committee of the World Movement for Democracy. Ashoka Fellow[7][8]. He is an experienced trainer and educator active in Poland, Eastern Europe and Central Asia.[9]

Selected publications
  • Education for Democracy Foundation (with Andrzej Janowski in: Tolerancje Matters. International Educational Approaches, Bartelsmann Foundation Publisher), 2003
  • Teaching Democracy in Post-Communist Countries. Journal of Democracy), 1998.
  • How to Win Democracy. New Eastern Europe Issue 1/2012.

References
  1. "Krzysztof Stanowski - Leksykon - Teatr NN". teatrnn.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  2. "Krzysztof Stanowski nowym wiceministrem spraw zagranicznych". Wprost (in Polish). 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  3. "Nominacja Krzysztofa Stanowskiego na podsekretarza stanu w MSZ". www.msz.gov.pl. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  4. Das Archiv der Forschungsstelle Osteuropa. Bestände im Überblick: UdSSR/Russland, Polen, Tschechoslowakei, Ungarn und DDR. Stuttgart: ibidem-Verlag. 2012. p. 140. ISSN 1866-4687.
  5. An introduction to social entrepreneurship : voices, preconditions, contexts. Ziegler, Rafael. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. 2009. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-84844-622-9. OCLC 320526842.CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. "Historia – Związek Harcerstwa Rzeczypospolitej" (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  7. "Krzysztof Stanowski". Ashoka | Everyone a Changemaker (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  8. Ziegler, Rafael (2009). An Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship. Voices, preconditions, contexts. Edward Elgar. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-84844-306-8.
  9. New Eastern Europe Issue 1/2012 p.115
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